Disaster reduction : Julio Kuroiwa living in harmony with nature

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"Dedicated to the memory of Prof. George W. Housner".

"This book is a product of the International Decade of Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR 1990-99) that was first proposed by Dr. Frank Press ... in 1984. ... The book is the fruit the author's field research into major disasters that have taken place in the Americas over the past 35 years. It also includes the results of laboratory experiments made with different types of construction, most of which were performed at the National Engineering University in Lima, Peru"-- p. vii-viii.

Chapter 1: Living in harmony with nature to reduce disasters -- Chapter 2: Sustainable cities: agenda for the 21st century -- Chapter 3: Phenomena of geological origin I: Earthquakes -- Chapter 4: Phenomena of geological origin II: Volcanoes and tsunamis -- Chapter 5: Climatic disasters -- Chapter 6: Geological-climatic phenomena -- Chapter 7: Technological disasters and the environment -- Chapter 8: The economic and social impact of disasters -- Chapter 9: Reduction of social vulnerability -- Chapter 10: Toward a culture of prevention in the 21st century.